Dr. Vikas Singarajapura Ramakrishna

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Qualifications & Education:

• MBBS – JSS Medical College, Mysore (Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, Bangalore)
• MS (General Surgery) – Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore (RGUHS)
• M.Ch. (Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery) – Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore (RGUHS)

Areas of Expertise:

• Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
• Valve Repairs & Replacements
• Paediatric Cardiac Surgery – ASD, VSD, PDA
• Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
• Robotic-assisted CABG & Valve Procedures (training in progress)
• Thoracic Surgeries – Pneumonectomy, Lobectomy, Decortication
• Vascular Surgeries
• ECMO & End-stage Heart Failure Management

Clinical Interests:

• Minimally Invasive & Robotic Cardiac Surgery
• Heart and Lung Transplantation
• Advanced Heart Failure Management
• ECMO Programme Development
• Teaching and mentoring CTVS residents and perfusion technology students

Professional Experience:

• Consultant – Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, Kauvery Hospitals, Bangalore
• Consultant & Assistant Professor – Dept. of CTVS, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore
• Senior Registrar & M.Ch. Trainee – Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore

Research & Presentations:

• Presented at Royal College of Surgeons – Edinburgh, WSCTS Conference (2015)
• Presented papers at IACTS (2014 & 2015) – including Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement, Thymectomy for Myasthenia Gravis, and Endoscopic Vein Harvesting
• International participation at ATCSA (2013), WSCTS (2015), MICS Workshop, Istanbul (2024)
• Published in Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences

Languages Known:

• English, Kannada, Hindi